🌱 Street Light Falls + High Speed Chase Ends With A Cyclist's Death

Morning! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Marietta Patch newsletter. Here's all the local news you need to know right now, including:

• Cobb DOT is solving the mystery of the falling traffic light.
• A high-speed police chase ended with a fatal crash on Cobb Parkway.
• A Cobb woman who hit two cars in 37 minutes told officers she had a rough year.

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The nice weather is hanging around for a couple more days before the rain moves back in the forecast for the weekend:

• Wednesday: Plenty of sun. High: 65 Low: 37.
• Thursday: Sunny and pleasant. High: 71 Low: 47.

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Here are the top stories in Marietta today:

1. Cobb County DOT is working on solving the mystery after a traffic light collapsed into a major intersection. No storms were happening at the time of the incident and the lights weren't brought down by a traffic accident. The working theory is that the collapse may have been caused by an "electrical explosion." (WSB Radio)
2. A motorcyclist led multiple law enforcement agencies on a high-speed chase that ended with a fatal crash on Cobb Parkway. The man was killed when his bike hit a car. Officers with the Georgia State Patrol say the chase started in Bartow County after they saw two bikes street-racing. (FOX 5 Atlanta)
3. A Marietta woman hit two cars in less than an hour, including a police car with blue lights on, and she told officers that she "had a lot going on this year." Fortunately, neither accident resulted in injuries. (WSB Atlanta)

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Coming up in Marietta:

Wednesday, March 29

• STEAM Symposium - Wheeler High School (8:00 AM)
• Social Showdown: Parents vs. Kids in the World of Social Media (7:00 PM)

Thursday, March 30

• International Night - Wheeler High School (6:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A whole slew of new food items are coming to Truist Park for the upcoming Braves season (WSB Atlanta)
• The Marietta Police department is reminding motorists that you can be fined up to "$1,000 for obscuring a license plate. "Any person who willfully covers any license plate with plastic, other material, or any part of his or her body in order to prevent or impede the ability of surveillance equipment to clearly photograph or otherwise obtain a clear image of the license plate is guilty of a misdemeanor." (Marietta, Georgia Police Department via Facebook)
• Are you job hunting? A ton of open positions are available with the City of Marietta right now. If you're looking for full benefits and competitive pay, check out the Jobs page. (City of Marietta, Ga., Government via Facebook)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday! I'll see you around.

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